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News and Views 2016 May Issue

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EDITORIAL

Dear Reader,

As the term draws to an end, we try to sum up the essence of the term gone by as well as what awaits us in the holidays. Amidst the mayhem of the term packed chock‐a block with innumerable events and the gruelling tests, we have tried to piece together a new issue of the News and Views like a breath of fresh air.

This issue covers a diverse range of topics that inspect the outside world as well as our own world always in a state of flux, be it the steady rise of Donald Trump, the situation in Kerala‐ the state with highest literacy rate or the rapidly shifting equations on the football field. The endeavour has been to reflect the changes that are con‐stantly happening around us.

The world today is defined by its events along with the circumstances leading to them and this newsletter aims at documenting the same. Besides it also presents a miscellany of articles that will surely provide some relief to the tired minds of the young travellers in this excruciating heat.

This is the era of creative journalism and the NV aims at breaking through.

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Happy Reading & Holidays!

Mrinaal Sehgal & Rajlakshmi Das

“The wound is the place

where the light enters

you.” ‐ Rumi

CONTENTS Pg 2 The TRUMPet’s Blown off;

Socials Hangover

Junior Jamboree

Letters to Nowhere;

Cheating; Birdbrains

Aunt Agatha;

Credits.

Pg 3

Pg 4

Already? Achhe Din?

The Bulletin

Pg 5

Pg 6

To Fall or Not to Fall?;

Pg 8

What’s In –Out;

Roses and Raspberries

Football Frenzy

Pg 9

Pg 10



“Acche Din?”

The general Indian public is undoubtedly notorious for its unreasonable fickle mindedness and the varied reactions of people

that every issue receives, bear testimony to this. The conduct of the Kerala government in the recent rape and murder case of a

Dalit woman is not only appalling but also serves as a chilling reminder of the state’s constant inability to fulfill its primary duty to

ensure the security of its people.

The brutality of the incident stands at par with that of the Delhi gang rape 0f 2012, yet it is met by an unnervingly indifferent

public reaction which is quite worrisome and raises critical questions in the minds of the aware citizens of the nation. “Did the

police turn a deaf ear to the case because its victim was a Dalit woman?” or “Why are the politicians using the case as tool for

furthering their personal political propaganda as opposed to ensuring speedy justice?”

Well, there seem to be no concrete answers to the aforementioned questions and even the efforts of the police in this case have

been half‐hearted from the very beginning because all the complaints of the victim’s mother have been conveniently ignored.

The lackadaisical attitude of the police also hints at the involvement of a some important political figure. Even the opposition

with its staunch ‘Pro‐Dalit’ propaganda has refrained from passing any criticisms.

Caught in this unfathomable tornado of social ethics and vote‐bank politics, the Kerala Chief Minister showed how little this mat‐

ter actually meant to him by tweeting, “Rs.10 lakh compensation for the Perumbavoor ‘mishap’ victim’s family”. Instead of show‐

ing false sympathy and trying to deliver justice with monetary remuneration, thereby softening the nomenclature of the crime ,

the Government ought to answer these impending questions‐

“Why were the laws of nation overlooked in the first place leading to such abominable degradation of justice?”,

“Is monetary reimbursement of the victim’s family enough for the gruesome loss of life? “ and “Is this what ‘Achhe Din ‘ has

become synonymous to?”

Navya Sureka B/25

Class 12

The TRUMPet’s blown off already? Before you delve into any contemplation regarding the perplexities of this article ,owing to

its remarkable name, I would like to acquaint you with a rather famous man whose ideolo‐

gies have left the world, alias USA, not only in a state of utter bewilderment but also in that

of awe; for a man of such ‘profound conceit’ does really exist!

Donald Trump, the front runner of the Republican Party in the imminent Presidential elec‐

tions to be held in the United States of America, has been scrutinized time and again by the

media owing to his paradoxical speeches and utterly blatant statements. Having emerged

victorious in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Indiana, this man has

gained immeasurable confidence. What his supporters have failed to comprehend, is, that a man who has not “exhibited much

grasp of the complexity of the world; understanding of the balance or exercise of power; or even a careful reading of history” is

ineligible to become a leader, let alone a WORLD leader.

Trump claims to be a great “negotiator”, which according to him, means initiating plans and then backing off on rejection. He

little realizes that such strategies often fail in foreign policy. Trump’s habit of stating “outright falsehoods, based on wrong as‐

sumptions” is leading to his personal downfall. Donald Trump, whose maturity level needs to be boosted/enhanced substantially

for him to be deemed politically fit, (instances of this immaturity have been demonstrated repeatedly) must be open to criticism

as well as display the willingness to learn from his mistakes, if he wishes to stay in the league.

Finally, the country’s fate lies in the hands of its citizens, for only they decide whether they want an amateur as a leader, or a

person of some stature and sense, so to speak.

As for ourselves, let us rejoice that India is spared the misery! Shruti Kaul B/550

Class 12



THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN!

“What if I fall?”

“But no dear, what if you fly?”

As young children we are taught to believe in ourselves and follow our hearts and that by doing so we will achieve everything

and anything we wish for. We are told to be efficient in our work, truthful in our words and sublime in our thoughts . However,

as we grow up and step out into this gigantic human jungle we call our world, we find ourselves a part of a tacit society filled

with power‐hungry humans who are forever hungry for affluence and prominence. We start comparing ourselves with people

who are better than us (or so we think) and the child within us dies. What we must not forget is that we fly with hopes and not

with wings and those who fly with hopes are never afraid of falling . We must always keep the starry eyed child who believes

that everything is possible alive within us at all times as the carrier of hope in our darkest times. ”Life`s battle doesn`t always go

to the faster or the stronger man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can!”

By Ruchita Nagar, H/345

AIII‐C

Karma Our life is a circle , whatever you do comes back to you .

You should be good to everyone so that everybody is

good to you. If you do something bad then you will have

to lament afterwards and if you do good, you would get

rewarded. We all are gifts sent by God in the form of

human beings. God wants us all to sparkle brightly and

not behave badly towards anyone. Hence ultimately,

everything depends on us.

Nandika Aluck F/466

Class 6

Riddle

Q: The more it is the less you see ,what is it ?

A: Darkness.

Q: What’s the end of everyone?

A: ‘E’

Ananaya Makkar F155

Class 6



While the usual Socials Hangover begins from the entry into the MPH and ends with the exit from there, we shall begin from the bus ride itself where a bunch of SCs were spotted seeking Providential help, belting out the lines of the Gayatri Mantra. When the bus came to a halt outside the massive gates of the Chandbagh Fortress and no SC showed any signs of getting out, Mrs. Swati Singh literally decided to take matters into her own hands and with a firm grasp led the Kashmiri Rebel and her best friend to the gates and pushed them in; much to Ya Kundendu’s amusement, we suppose.

The evening commenced with the band performance, during which a certain Spectacled Surat Duo was spied upon by the Bulbul Campusie and her “cousin”. The Awkward Hoopoe Karate Kid, the Mauritian Beauty and the Naughty Localite, were seen fraternizing with certain Kontroversial elements who repeatedly asked “to not be judged”. The Fly Canteen raised many suspicions with her frequent water breaks with Tall‐ie With No Pyajamas Long Enough. This Tall‐ie also impressed quite a few with his impromptu “Sorry” gig dedicated to our Bathinda‐ki‐Beauty. All this continued over the scrumptious peanuts and chips served as starters.

While our Three Musketeers lamented about the presence of Blues and the not‐so‐interesting Gobi‐keema, interesting happenings were sighted nearby. The Hoopoe House Mother was spotted in conversation with the red‐faced Socially Awkward Universal Boyfriend, while our curly haired Baskie Babe kept her eyes (and ears) strained on the Hoopoe Family. This Baskie Babe was also awarded the title “Social Butterfly Slash Airplane” unanimously, as she flitted from Dubai to Ludhiana, occasionally throwing a fleeting glance at Dehradun.

The dance began on a rather affectionate note with Ya Kundendu’s rumoured admiration for the School Captain’s long(ish) tresses, as they danced in perfect synchrony. However, the focus shifted as a Tall Tata and his Not‐So‐Tall J‐House Friend broke into a Ball Dance of their own. Whereas the Art Official’s eye‐catching moves definitely caught some pairs of eyes, a certain “filmy duo”, tried to recreate the scenes of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Meanwhile, the Boy With The Band‐Aid chased the Kashmiri Rebel, who shrugged him off with her new maxim “Fix‐It”.

A certain columnist engaged a Blushing Bulbul in conversation asking her how her week had gone by, while the Leader Of All Things Orange was seen expertly escaping the clutches of Mall Road, Kolkata as she walked determinedly towards Rudrapur, Bhopal to talk about Groton, USA.

As the SCs walked out of the great gates jubilant owing to the lack of kathal, something in the night air whispered to them that this scene would replay itself in the near future, perhaps accompanied by a more exotic “fare”. The curtains had finally fallen on Night of the First Socials.

Socials H angover



TO FALL OR NOT TO FALL?

DISCLAIMER: This article in no way alludes to the “downfall’ of any great empires slash dynasties slash political institutions slash

consortiums, but to the downfall of sheer human logic and sensibilities when one falls “irrevocably”, “absolutely” and

“incandescently” in ‐ excuse the cliché – ‘love’. Here are five concrete reasons why you ought to maintain your sanity and

abstain from the same.

♥ Back to Basics; Emotional liability, everlasting dependency, unhealthy vacillations

between extreme euphoria and soul‐crushing depression and clouded sense of

judgment are all official side effects of the aforementioned illusion. To evade the same

and to maintain a healthy balance of body, mind and soul, please engage yourselves in

more enlightening pursuits. Like yoga. Or origami. Or anything else for that matter.

♥ Side Effects: Check. Now, After Effects: These may include mental retardation, a

permanent sense of disillusionment, heart malfunctioning, unbelievable paranoia

coupled with delusional hopes and relentless flow of tears. We hear that there is no

prescribed medication available. Kindly spare yourself the misery and the world, this

undue wastage of water resources. Better safe than sorry.

♥ Next up‐Effect on Surroundings: This includes your poor hassled deranged Editors who

have to go through the ordeal of reading about each shattered souls heart wrenching

dark poetry, which inadvertently ends up shattering their own souls and sanity too.

(Hence, this article) Please be nice to them. They look bedraggled enough already.

♥ Think about the person you allegedly claim to be ‘in love’ with. Is it worth the trouble?

For you and the ‘other’? We have so much to worry about already. Like Donald Trump;

and the winner of the Hole In The Wall series; and the fruit in the custard. Must your emotional conflicts add to the ‘other’s’

worries. Nobody deserves this. Not even Trump.

♥ Love leads to intellectual degeneration. Ergo, for those who are presently in that state and cannot comprehend the Sacred

Tenets of our article, we shall resort to mainstream colloquialisms: “Love Sucks”.

Lets leave it at that, folks.

Yours controversially,

Mrinaal and Rajlakshmi.

A bouquet of gleaming pale pink roses emitting wondrous scents to the Sports Department for allowing the distressed SCs to study instead of attending morning PT during Test Week. Your efforts will bear fruit.

A dewy blood red rose, Valentine’s‐Day‐style to Mrs. Datta for allowing Socials for the SC s. We love you Ma’am.

Bouquets upon bouquets of exquisitely scented white roses, tied together with a massive satin ribbon, to Mrs. Deepshikha Walia Portion with our heartfelt wishes. We wish you a happy and blissful married life ahead.

A single venomous, stinky raspberry to Mrs. Datta for not allowing Socials for the SCs on the consecutive weekend. *in chorus* Maaaaaa’aaaaammm???

Warehouses filled with perforated, slimy, slug‐infested raspberries to Mr. Thomas Macaulay for coming up with the concept of examinations. We don’t like you.

Boxes of raspberries straight‐from‐the‐gutters to the Sports Department for not letting the students ‘cannonball’ into the swimming pool. You have broken our little hearts.



KARATE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

The School was represented by fourteen Karate girls who won 20 medals at the 13th Uttarakhand State Karate Championship. The girls were awarded with nine gold medals, five silver medals and six bronze medals. The tournament was held on the 7 and 8 May, 2016.

Seven girls have been selected to represent the state at the National Karate Championship to be held in New Delhi later this month.

SGFI BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

Richi Singh and Janhvi Raj Singh were selected to represent the

IPSC Badminton team which participated at the SGFI National

Badminton Tournament. The tournament was held in NTR

Stadium in Andhra Pradesh from 3rd to 7th May 2016. Both

the girls were appreciated for their sincerity and diligence.

Their performance was quite satisfactory.

HOCKEY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT:WGS

A total of six teams participated in this year’s edition of the

Welham Girls’ School Invitational Hockey Tournament. The

final match was held on 7 May in the evening. The home

team beat the players from the Mahadevi Kanya

Pathshala (MKP) by 05‐00 goals, hence emerging victorious

in the tournament. Prerna Kejriwal was adjudged Most

Valuable Player of the Tournament.

BASKETBALL The School retained the Winners’ Trophy in the 10th Golden Jubilee Basketball Tournament by beating Pinegrove School by 45‐21 points in the final match. Sarah Chaudhary was awarded STAG Most Valuable Player of the tournament. The School also won the District Sub‐Junior Basketball Championship 2016 held at Welham Boys' School from 1 to 3 May, 2016. In the final match which was held on 8 May, 2016, the School beat The Aryan School by 34‐04 points, bringing back the Winners’ Trophy.



‘SPECTRUM’: UNISON WORLD SCHOOL

A group of eleven girls from Classes 11 and 12 participated in an All India Art Competition called Spectrum held on the 7 & 8 May, 2016 at Unison World School. The team won laurels for the school with Adisha Bansal and Eti Rastogi standing 1st in the Pottery event and Vedica Kedia coming 1st in Doo‐le‐Doodle. Sarah Chaudhary won the second prize in ‘Paint the Rain’ whereas Urvi Seth and Rajlakshmi Das stood second in ‘World Within Canvas’.

COMMEMORATIVE WEEK– WGS

The ‘Commemorative Week’ held on the 22‐23 April,2016 began with the ‘Saroj Srivastava English Debate’. The topic under fire was ‘These are the Worst of Times’. The participants expressed their views both for and against the topic and the home team was declared the winner. The ‘Miss Russell Nature Quiz’ enthused the audience and teams alike and Springdales School, Pusa Road took home the Trophy. The ‘Miss Linell Hindi Debate’ was won by La Martinere Girls’ School, Lucknow. Overall, the event was a huge success.

MUSIC FESTIVAL– VARANASI

A group of twelve girls along with Ms. Ghosh and Mrs. Godbole

attended the ‘Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh’, 2016 . This

programme is held in the holy city of Varanasi every year. They

had the privilege of listening to and watching some of the greatest

maestros of music and dance alike. The girls visited the Music

Faculty of Benares Hindu University. They also had the honour of

spending two and a half hours with Pandit Channulal Mishra

whose enlightening discourse on music and its significant role in

one’s life was indeed an eye opener.

CHESS @EMERALD HEIGHTS, INDORE

The Indian Public Schools’ Conference Chess Tournament was held from the 30 April to 4 May, 2016.The tournament was held at Emarald Heights International School, Indore. Era Kak‐kar, Shruti Kakkar, Anjali Middha and Riddhima Ahluwalia did the school proud by coming first overall. Shruti Kakkar also won the first position in the individual category. The School is proud of their achievements.



Letters to Nowhere e-mail sent on 28th April, 2016

Dear Stranger,

I’d like to believe that although we have never met, we understand each other the way childhood friends would. I savour our corre-spondence, however infrequent it may be.

We, the two poets, are irregularities-imperfections- if you may, of this otherwise flawless world. We love the beauty of wretched-ness and tragedy, of villainy and cruelty. We are the forced laughter, the fake smiles, the ones who read and write about death and evil as though they were beautiful. You and I, we’re the lonely Friday-night bloggers, the dreamers, the wallflowers.

We are not luminaries, as we have always believed ourselves to be; but we are the ordinary- the “Unremarkables” who toil for-ever for the bliss just beyond our reach. And yet, we are different; Inconsistent and divergent, like ill-fitting pieces of the big jig-saw, like mismatched socks. We’re the misfits.

Yours as ever,

Fellow stranger

(pen pals forever!)

Tanisha Tekriwal W357

Class 10

FRENZY IN FOOTBALL

It is said that the economic problem is essentially the problem of choice. In my opinion, this outlook seems rather

confined as it is valid not only in the economic context but also in every sphere of life including sports, especially

football. We are spoilt for choice. Why then, do we only concentrate on the Ballon d’Or and not give credit to the

players who make it to the FIFPro XI ? Why do we not look beyond Ronaldo’s headers and Messi’s tackle to behold the

spectacular assists that Arsenal’s Mezut Ozil has to offer. There is more to the Catalans than just MSN and the

Galacticos should be looked on as one entity without individualistic idolism.

In the midst of the continuous rivalry which comprises El–Classico, due appreciation is not given to other teams part

of the Spanish League. Atletico Madrid and Villarreal have done notably well this season with Atletico even kicking

out last year’s treble winners and current Champions, Barcelona from the Champions League altogether. Atletico

Madrid will contest for this year’s Champions League trophy against Real Madrid on 29th May, 2016.

It is indeed disappointing to know that this year’s Champions League final will again be one of the most watched

football matches of the season because maximum viewership will come from fans of the club and not of the game.

The club loyalists know not what a spectacular team Atletico Madrid is. It kept Real Madrid down in third position of

the La Liga standings until the final stages. Currently, Real Madrid is second to the La Liga Trophy holders, Barce‐

lona.

Nitya Khanna W/457



Before I begin with what I really intend to put across here, let me first gradually break the sudden surge of excitement that

may have built up in the hearts of many as they first glanced at the topic of this brief article. This article is not about the

frequent cheating we associate in relationships but just the general essence of cheating.

Now that I have efficiently lost 50% of readers, I will proceed. If I were to ask just a simple yet difficult to answer question,

“Have you ever cheated?” the immediate response would be a long pause, a few uncomfortable glances from one side to the

other as the more‐than‐obvious answer struggles to make its way through.

“Yes, I have cheated!” and before I am given with looks of horror similar to the ones that the members of the Roman

Catholic church might reserve for a heretic put before inquisition, I would like to lift the air of hypocrisy by stating that all of

us have cheated at some point in our lives. Not that it should be considered something to be complacent about but one should

be aware of the mere fact that cheating has been a part of human psyche since the beginning of time. Moreover, it has even

saved many of our favourite superheroes from compromising situations!

Had Hercules not cheated Atlas, he would have been reduced to Hercules paste under the weight of the sky!

If Galileo hadn’t cheated the Roman Catholic Church with its orthodox laws , the idea of a ship sailing around the surface of the

earth would have never materialized. The sailors would have been too scared to venture forth to the edge of the flat planet

and fall over into the pit of doom. The ardent wayfarers on the high seas truly know whom to thank!

Most importantly, many of our favourite villains who thrive on deception, would cease to exist in the absence of cheating.

Imagine a Joker cringing away from performing one of his beloved cheating tricks on Batman or a Loki without his conniving

and malicious cheater mind, which is indeed, loved by all.

A world without cheating may create a utopian civilization stripped of all darkness but with it we may lose an essentially

fundamental component and subsequently the true purpose of human existence.

‐‐Poornima Kukreti

Class 11

Sonam Kapoor starring as Neerja: Hijack…hijack

Nimrata: Who is this Jack, now?

Our very own Bollywood buff strikes again!

Akansha Kumar: What language is spoken in Latin?

We don’t know, you’re speaking Greek to us.

Anjani: So guys, is Eureka like the name of a scientist or something?

Yeah, he was the one who discovered Archimedes.

Mrinaal (in a hysterical fit): I want to type the editorial!

Rajlakshmi (pushing her off the chair): No! you have a horrible handwriting.

Who made them Editors‐in‐Chief again?

CHEATING



Q: I have always fancied the idea of being a poetess but I can‐

not seem to be able to rhyme. How do I improve upon my‐

self?

A: Dear Poetically Impaired Individual,

The answer to your question is simple.

Smile if you have a dimple,

Cry if you don’t.

But never ever say “I wont

Be able to rhyme.”

Its just a matter of practice and time.

Fret not if you aren’t as talented as me,

I promise to publish your efforts in the ‘Junior

Jamboree’.

Always,

Aunt Agatha

Q: How do I stop biting my nails?

A: Dear Chaotically Distressed Cannibal,

Two solutions to one problem–I may sound like a cheap

advertisement‐but nonetheless, here it is: Either you find the

root cause of this nervous habit and annihilate, delete and

eliminate the problem (or the person). Removal of such toxins is

absolutely necessary in order to ensure that you have

something other than stubs for fingers in the future. The other

solution, of course, is for you to keep biting till one day you do

have stubs for fingers and ergo, nothing left to bite. Let me

know how it ultimately turns out for you.

Q: How can I control my weight?

A: Dear Bipasha Basu In The Making,

Weight is a very relative issue, just like every other thing in this

world. There are three possible solutions to this. Firstly, you can

go the right way by controlling your diet and blah, or by simply

staying near fatter people. Secondly, run away from all thin

people. Running helps in weight reduction and you wouldn’t

have yourself to compare to. And lastly, if none of this works

out….go to space. There’s no weight there. Only mass :)

WHAT’S IN WHAT’S OUT

Geography prep

Bourbon Coldcake

Quantico Finale

Bananas

“Faujis”

Socials

Swimming

Holidays

Accounts prep

Normal coldcake

Game of Thrones

Oranges

Civilians

CLAT

Aerobics

School

CREDITS Editors-in-Chief Rajlakshmi Das Mrinaal Sehgal Literatti

Devayani Shruti Nitya

Glitterati Nimrata Bhavika Shaurya

The Favs Poornima, Diya, Bhakti,

Madhul, Nitya, Ria, Aliya, Anoushka, Hansika.

CEO: Mrs Neera Kapoor

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